Dobson, Molle and Co
of St. Clair Works, Easter Road, Edinburgh
1827 Established by a Mr Clarke.
1900 Dobson, Molle and Company Limited was incorporated with capital of £100,000, half of which was raised through public subscription. The company was formed to acquire and carry on, from 31st May 1900, the business of Dobson, Molle and Company, wholesale and export manufacturing stationers, letterpress and lithographic printers, envelope makers and paper shaving manufacturers, at St. Clair Works, Edinburgh, 34 John Street, Glasgow and 78 Queen Victoria Street, London. Mr W. Gardner Sinclair, sole partner in the business, was the vendor to the company but agreed to stay on as managing director.[1]
1924 The company went into voluntary liquidation.[2]
1925 The business was offered for sale as a going concern and was bought by the Bristol firm of E. S. and A. Robinson for £37,500.[3] A successor firm, Dobson Molle Limited, was incorporated as a private company, with capital of £25,000, to carry on business as colour printers and wholesale stationers.[4]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Glasgow Herald 2 July 1900
- ↑ https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/14073/page/1378
- ↑ Aberdeen Press and Journal 19 February 1925
- ↑ The Scotsman 14 March 1925
- National Records of Scotland BT2/4577
- National Records of Scotland BT2/1979/728